THINE

Pronoun

Thine

Honorific alternative letter-case form of thine, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

Anagrams

• Neith, Thein, Thien, nithe, thein

Etymology

Determiner

thine

(archaic) Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).

Pronoun

thine

(archaic) Singular second person possessive pronoun; yours

Anagrams

• Neith, Thein, Thien, nithe, thein

Source: Wiktionary


Thine, pron. & a. Etym: [OE. thin, AS. edhin, originally gen. of edhu, edhu, thou; akin to G. dein thine, Icel. þinn, possessive pron., þin, gen. of þu thou, Goth. þeins, possessive pron., þeina, gen. of þu thou. See Thou, and cf. Thy.]

Definition: A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers.

Note: In the old style, thine was commonly shortened to thi (thy) when used attributively before words beginning with a consonant; now, thy is used also before vowels. Thine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed being understood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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